February - St. Paul of Tarsus Catholic Church

The Knight’s Shield
St. Paul of Tarsus - Knight’s of Columbus Council #11689
February, 2016
Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism
A Word from
Grand Knight Bruce Arnold
Congratulations to William Monsour who received the
honors of membership in the First Degree on Saturday,
January 16th at St. Clement Council in Romeo. Please congratulate William and welcome him to the council.
About a dozen members and their spouses, along with
other friends and relatives, went on the annual casino
trip on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. This year we went
to Firekeepers and Four Winds Casinos. As always, there
were some winners and some losers, but more importantly was the fact that we arrived safely and returned home
safely. If you recall, there were 3 big accidents on I-94 that
Sunday and we were not far behind the disasters that involved 64 vehicles and took the life of one person. We will
never know what might have happened had we left at our
original scheduled time from Firekeepers Casino. We very
well may have had an angel looking over us that weekend.
Unfortunately, Jeff and Chris Gapczynski, the organizers of
the trip, could not attend due to the death of Chris' uncle.
Our council hosted a district planning meeting on Tuesday, January 19th. In attendance were Walter Winkle Jr.,
State Warden, and Charlie McCuen, Detroit East Diocesan
Membership Director. There were a lot of good ideas exchanged including a brief insight into using social media
(Facebook, Twitter, etc) to communicate with the members of the council. We are meeting again in February to
obtain additional information to see if this new approach
could work for our council.
You are encouraged to come support Seminarians and
Postulants at our annual Vocations Pasta Dinner on Saturday, February 6th following the 4 o'clock Mass. Our Vocations Director, Jeff Gapczynski, has arranged to have a
couple of Postulants attend as our guest. They will share
their story on how they decided to become sisters and
answer the call of the Lord. The cost is $10 for adults and
$5 for children ages 6-12, children 5 and under are free of
charge.
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If you a are a First Degree member of the Order and
would like to obtain your Second and Third Degrees then
Saturday, February 13, 2016 is your opportunity to become fully Knighted. We are hosting a Major Degree in
our church social hall beginning at 8:30 AM (First Degree)
and 10:00 AM for the Second Degree. The Third Degree
will follow shortly after. Lunch will be served when all the
degrees have been completed. I know we have members
that need to take the Second and Third Degrees … what
better place than at your home council?
Did you know that your annual council dues do not increase and there are no additional meetings to attend
when you obtain these higher degrees? I truly believe
that you will come away from these ceremonies with a
great sense of pride and fulfillment. As always, a suit or
sport coat and tie is considered appropriate attire when
attending a degree ceremony.
The Lenten Fish Fries are quickly approaching. Thank you
to Brother Ray Coughlin for running the fish fry meeting
in January. I understand it was well attended and a lot of
good ideas came from those that were present. Please
keep in mind that these dinners run for 6 consecutive Friday's, however, it is not necessary to commit to help each
and every week. Sign up for when you are available and
your schedule permits. Your help is very much appreciated, especially when putting on an event as big as this.
Vivat Jesus
Bruce Arnold
Grand Knight
Monthly Prayer Intention
Motions Passed
The following motions were passed at the January
Universal: Care for Creation
That we may take good care of creation—a gift freely general membership meeting:
given—cultivating and protecting it for future generMotion to accept the application for 2 new members
ations.
by Gino Gattari supported by Rob Tusset
Evangelization: Asia
Motion to pay the bills by Chuck Loewen supported
That opportunities may increase for dialogue and
by Phil Kwasny
encounter between the Christian faith and the peoples of Asia.
Motion to accept the application for 2 new members
by Joe Marheineke supported by George Loewen
March Open House
and Pot Luck Dinner
Our March 14th council meeting is our annual “Open
House Pot Luck Dinner.” This is the one time each
year that your spouse and family are invited to
attend a council meeting. There are many items on
the agenda for that evening including:
1. A very delicious meal (pot luck style … of course)
2. A story or two from Brother Francis Boylan - Holy
Cross Childrens Services
3. Welcome new members, and acknowledge members that completed their second and third degrees
4. Present Shining Armor Awards, Knight and Family
of the Month Awards for March, Knight and Family of the Year Awards, and a couple of Special
Recognition Awards
5. Acknowledge our Basketball Free Throw Contest
winners as well as our Poster Contest winners
6. Membership recruitment raffle
7. Door prize raffle and 50/50 raffle
This meeting will begin at 6:30 PM so don't forget to
mark your calendars accordingly.
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Protecting God’s Children /
Background Check
As has been mentioned numerous times at council
meeting and in this newsletter, you must have taken
the Protecting God's Children class and have submitted your name to the church offices to have a
criminal background check done in order to volunteer at any K of C event that takes place on the
church property. Two upcoming Protecting God's
Children classes in our area are:
Go to www.virtusonline.org to check for available
classes and to resister.
Knight of the Month and
Family of the Month
The Lighter Side
The Knight of the Month is selected by the Board of
Officers, as a Knight who exemplifies in his daily life
the principles of Catholic Life, and is instrumental to
the success of our Council, Church, and Community.
The Knight of the Month for January: “Jim Kaza.” In
recognition of his exemplary service to the Council.
The Family of the Month is selected by the Board of
Officers as a Family who exemplifies in the principles
of Catholic Family Life, and who contribute to the
success of our Council, Church, and Community.
The Family of the Month for January: “Joe Bono
Family.” In recognition of their out-standing service
to the Council.
A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her students to look at television commercials and see how they
could use them in ways to communicate ideas about
God. Here are some of the results: (more to follow next
month)
God is like … Delta – He's ready when you are
God is like … Allstate – You're in good hands with Him
God is like … VO-5 Hair Spray – He holds through all kinds
of weather
God is like … Dial Soap – Aren't you glad you have Him …
Don't you wish everybody did?
God is like … Chevrolet – The heartbeat of America
God is like … Maxwell House Coffee – Good to the last
drop
God is like … The Energizer Bunny – He keeps going and
going and going …
God is like … Bounty – He's the quicker picker upper and
handles the tough jobs without falling apart
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” - Alan
Kay
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” - Robert
H. Schuller
Corporate Communion Masses
Our Next Corporate Communion will be held on
March 12, 2016 at the 4:00 pm Mass.
Lectors:
George Loewen
Tony Valentine
Acolytes:
Gary Skarb
Denny Kubczak
Our State Membership Motto for 2015:
Our Growth Starts With…
“One Member, Per Council, Per Month”
We hope you will join us to show the importance of
family praying together.
Quick Notes
If you move or have a change in phone number, please
notify Financial Secretary, Ray Ignatowski at 586-9460129.
Please visit our sick and shut-in Brothers. If you are unable to visit, please send a card with a note. It will be very
much appreciated.
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Your Insurance Benefit
Check-up
State Raffle
April 15 - tax day - is right around the corner.
It’s become popular this time of year to encourage the opening of an
IRA or similar retirement annuity, or the depositing of additional
funds into an existing account, as a tax savings vehicle. A secondary approach is to tout the rate of interest that money in one
of these accounts can earn. Let me join the chorus of folks encouraging you to open or add funds to an annuity, but for a different reason.
Certainly, contributing money to a Knights of Columbus annuity
will allow you to save some money on your income tax return.
And our annuities do pay a very competitive interest rate, consistent with our primary goal of absolute safety of principal.
Opening or adding to an annuity for these reasons, however,
strikes me as taking a short-term view of a product that is designed to provide long-term security. How much security? How
does a retirement income that you cannot outlive – guaranteed – sound to you?
Here at the Knights of Columbus, you can open a retirement annuity for as little as $300. Consistent and disciplined savings
placed into that annuity over time can guarantee you an income
at retirement that you cannot outlive. That guarantee – along
with the fact that no one has ever lost money left in a Knights of
Columbus annuity (remember – absolute safety of principal),
really will provide you with peace of mind.
I am happy to meet with you – at your convenience and in your
home – to explain in detail the benefits of opening a Knights of
Columbus annuity, along with the benefits of our top-rated life
insurance and long term care insurance plans.
As you ponder all the things that may not work out as you proceed toward retirement, think about one thing you can do to help
yourself – opening a Knights of Columbus annuity. It’s reasonably priced ($300 to start), guaranteed, and controlled by someone
you trust – you!
*Receive a complete Family Needs Analysis at my expense.
Ask about our GUARANTEED LIFE INSURANCE, ANNUITIES, LONG TERM CARE & DISABILITY INSURANCE
By now you should have received your Michigan State Council
raffle tickets. This annual raffle is a great fundraiser for the
State Council to continue it's charitable donations. Not only are
there 4 great trips to be won, there are also 26 cash prizes up
for grabs. This raffle is also a nice fundraiser for our council,
with 20% of our ticket sales coming back to us. Additionally,
there are incentives for the sellers of the top 3 prizes, as well as
council and district incentives.
E-Mail Communications
Brothers:
One of the methods we use to communicate various events for
the Knights is an e-mail list. As coordinator for the list, I want
to ask any of you that haven’t been receiving these messages
to send me an e-mail from your home account. This will give
me the correct and current e-mail for you, and I will keep you
on the list.
Fraternally,
George Loewen
gjl047@gmail.com
Membership Director, Knights of Columbus
VETS Returning Home
This organization, which helps veterans to make the transition
to civilian life, is in need of kitchen supplies to give to the veterans who are making a new life. These supplies include dishes,
glasses, pots and pans, kitchen utensils, cups, small appliances,
silverware and anything else that can be used in the kitchen are
welcome.
They also need towels of various sizes. All of these things are
given to the veteran when he moves out of this organization to
living on his own.
In Christ,
Don M. Wesley, FICF – Knights of Columbus Supreme
Council Insurance - General Agent
2 Crocker Blvd., Suite 301, Mount Clemens MI 48038
Office: 586-412-9223 or 888-DWesley (888-393-7539)
Fax:
586-591-6500
E-mail: Don.Wesley@KofC.org
(01/16NL)
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If you have any of the items listed above and you would like to
donate them, please bring them to the meeting in July. Jerry
Hund and I will make sure they are delivered.
Thanks,
Phil Kwasny
Calendar of Events
Feb. 6
Feb. 8
Feb. 10
Feb. 12
Feb. 13
Feb. 19
Feb 22
Feb. 23
Feb. 25
Feb. 26
Feb. 27
5:00 PM
7:30 PM
March 4
March 5
March 5-6
March 11
March 12
March 12-13
March 14
March 18
March 18-20
March 22
March 24
March 24
March 27
4-7 PM
4-7 PM
8AM-2PM
4-7 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
4-7 PM
5:00 PM
4-7 PM
4:00 PM
6:30 PM
4-7 PM
1-6 PM
7:00 PM
Vocations Pasta Dinner (meal served about 6 PM)
General membership meeting (6:30 PM free will offering meal)
Ash Wednesday
Fish Fry
Major Degree (First degree starts at 8:30 AM)
Fish Fry
Newsletter deadline
District Social Media meeting – St Clement Council
Officers meeting
Fish Fry
State Deputy Tribute Dinner – DeCarlos Banquet Hall
Fish Fry
Fr. Ron's Birthday
Ham and kielbasa sales following each Mass
Fish Fry
Corporate Communion
Ham and kielbasa sales following each Mass
Pot luck dinner – open house and awards nights
Fish Fry
M I Drive
Newsletter deadline
Ham and kielbasa pick up
Officers meeting
Easter Sunday
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Please Remember
our Beloved
Deceased Brother Knights
Happy Birthday!!
Raymond Mitten
Joseph Godell
Ross Vizzaccero
Joseph Phillips
Donald Porchia
Robert Lomasney
Cindy Essad
Phillip Bonnette
Estelle Hayes
Ronnie Serafino
David Asaro
Lawrence Brady, Jr.
Jeffrey Loeb
Frank Burda
Steve Kargenian
August Miele
Joan Lombardo
Michael Stickney
Lance Vechinski
Jerry Featherstone
Charles Modzinski
Ralph Colosimo
Joseph Raymond
Joan Pfaff
Nick Perfill
Betty Gutkowski
George Eichorn
February 2
February 3
February 8
February 9
February 11
February 12
February 12
February 14
February 14
February 15
February 16
February 16
February 17
February 18
February 19
February 19
February 20
February 20
February 21
February 22
February 22
February 25
February 25
February 25
February 25
February 29
February 29
If you’d like to see your birthday posted, please send an e-mail to
Chris Gapczynski at spotknights11689@gmail.com, or call at
(586) 263-5942.
Happy Anniversary!!
George & Rosemary Schulte
Guiseppe & Mary Riera
February 5
February 19
Carl A. Owen
Frank C. Kave
Chester E. Raszkowski
Robert A. Post
Martin W. Rosenau
Julius T. Abraham
Clemente Truden
Walter F. Kawka
James P. Koss
Dominic Morello
John P. Banas
Catan W. Bernardo
Robert W. Majkowski
Alfonso Carvajal
Brian R. McGinnis
Arthur J. Hug
James Bischoff
Russell J. Licovoli
Donald Lynch
Joseph Anthonucci
John Billotti
Morris Demetsenare
Conrad Leder
Joseph T. Frontera
Gary Golec
Walter Baumgart
Robert Serafino
Guy Serafino
Thomas Saura
Frank Gaal
William Carron
Gregory Kropidlowski
Vincent McInnes
Joseph Ricard
Albert Johnson
Joseph Godell
Raymond Dawson
Michael J. Francis
Donald Duff
Harold Patterson
If you’d like to see your anniversary posted, please
send an e-mail to Chris Gapczynski at spotknights11689@gmail.com, or call at (586) 263-5942.
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March 5, 1997
October 3, 1998
August 8, 2000
August 1, 2001
September 24, 2001
October 8, 2001
December 7, 2001
December 25, 2002
May 4, 2003
March 12, 2005
April 16, 2005
June 13, 2006
June 28, 2006
March 11, 2007
October 24, 2007
January 17, 2008
February 11, 2008
April 2, 2008
May 1, 2008
November 18, 2008
May 20, 2009
July 9, 2009
September 5, 2009
September 7, 2009
April 4, 2010
August 15, 2010
January 16, 2012
March 7, 2012
April 3, 2012
January 12, 2012
July 8, 2012
May 11, 2014
August 16, 2014
September 22, 2014
January 22, 2015
February 5, 2015
February 25, 2015
February 28, 2015
July 30, 2015
October 20, 2015
For the Good of the Order
Please keep the Knights, Relatives or Acquaintances of Knights
below in your prayers.
Michelle Abrams
Joanne Ales
Kurt Arnold
Joyce Aufmuth
Melvin Aufmuth
Kevin Bondra
Lucas Carlson
Helen Chircop
Gail Clisby
Karen Conwell
Larry Conwell
Michael Denomme
James Diehl
Matt Dowdy
Joel Edwards
BK-Richard Emmers
Barbara Fairhurst
Ted Funke
BK-Clarence Gajewski
Chris Gapczynski
Robert Gutkowski
Mike Hoste
Sue Hund
BK-Jim Kaza
Caroline Krmel
SK-Ralph Labadie
Daniel Latusz
Melissa Latusz
Jeff Leich
Janet Loewen
Jennifer Loewen
Ron Lomasney
Tom Lomasney
Dolores Moquin
Mark & Jill Nelson
Monica Noch
Patricia Okerhjelm
Marie Peever
Martha Seruga
Zachary Shevsky
Rosann Steele
Chip Storck
Loretta Suval
Paul Suval
Sarah Swanson
Mary Jane Sweeney
SK-Karl & Joanne Sziisz
Mildred Tarbuck
Reginald Topolewski
Bob Williams
Lynn Williams
Char Wojtaszek
Robert Zurack
NOTE:
BK = Brother Knight
SK = Sir Knight
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Officers of S.P.O.T.
K of C Council #11689
District #66
District
Deputy
Mike Mejia
586-948-3073
District
Warden
Tom Weisner
248-761-2455
Grand Knight
Bruce Arnold
586-566-0628
Deputy
Grand Knight
Art Krygowski
586-469-2996
Chancellor
Ted Czarny
586-286-6026
Financial
Ray Ignatowski
586-946-0129
Recorder
Mike Hartel
586-263-0544
Treasurer
Ray Coughlin
586-412-7178
Warden
Tony Guido
586-201-4409
Inside Guard
Joe Bono
586-263-4306
Outside
Gerry Vento
586-231-5777
1 Yr Trustee
PGK Karl Sziisz
586-286-5238
2 Yr Trustee
Tom Gray
586-468-2165
3 Yr Trustee
Steve Kargenian
586-746-9073
K of C Supreme: www.kofc.org
Advocate
Ken Krause
586-263-7115
K of C Michigan State Council: www.mikofc.org
Lecturer
Jim Hubbard
586-286-1658
Program
Henry Leflere
586-468-5122
Church
Angelo Garavaglia
586-412-3327
Community
George Loewen
586-731-5299
Council
Gary Skarb
586-286-1040
Family
Richard Okerhjelm
586-996-2221
Youth
Art Krygowski
586-469-2996
Membership
George Loewen
586-731-5299
Field Agent
Donald Wesley
888-393-7539
Vocations
Director
Jeff Gapczynski
PCGK and PDD
586-263-5942
Pro-Life
Jim Kaza
586-263-5395
We realize that when illness strikes, it may be difficult to attend
our meetings. Please let any member know if another Brother
Knight or his family should be added to our prayer list at each
meeting.
To place articles in the newsletter contact:
Chris Gapczynski at 586-263-5942 or
spotknights11689@gmail.com
Articles for the January newsletter must be submitted by no later than February
20, 2016.
Important Websites
Michigan District #1: www.michigandistrict1.com
St. Paul of Tarsus: www.stpaulof tarsus.com
Our Council newsletter is now available online at the St. Paul
of Tarsus Parish website, www.stpauloftarsus.com.
Anyone who wishes to view our newsletter via the Internet
instead of by regular mail, should contact Chris Gapczynski at
586-263-5942 or at spotknights11689@gmail.com. Doing so
would save our Council a great deal of money for printing and
postage.
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